I first heard the song entitled Defense on a local radio station and I was instantly hooked to it. This was mainly because of the background music which is just addictive and just makes you feel like getting up and dancing as soon as you hear it. It wasn’t …

Aaliyah
“MIss You”
I Care 4 U
Blackground/Virgin
Director: Darren Grant
“Miss You” is a beautiful R&B ballad released as the first single and music video off of Aaliyah’s first posthumous album after her death titled “I Care 4 U”. Darren Grant, a music video director who collaborated with Aaliyah on quite a number …

Shot Of Love is the title track for a record released by Bob Dylan. Shot Of Love begins with Dylan singing along with some background singers in sort of an echoing effect which isn’t too bad. To be honest, I like the full sound that Dylan achieves on this …

Looking at the CD cover of Baduizm by Erykah Badu, I am totally amazed. There is no close singer like Erykah Badu and I think her image is totally unique and very original. She is unpretentious and there are just so many good things about this CD album.
To …

Recently, my friend bought The Lovers, The Dreamers and Me by Jane Monheit and I went on to listen the songs listed inside too. The first look at the CD cover and I was totally amazed by how pretty and gorgeous Jane is. She has this very nice …

Artist: Mase ft. Puff Daddy
Video: “Looking At Me”
Album: Harlem World
Director: McG.
“Looking At Me” is the fourth and final single and music video from Mase’s debut album “Harlem World”, following in the line of singles and music videos that include “Feel So Good”, “What You Want”, and “24 Hours to …

I reviewed about Amanda Peet on Ellen earlier on, and it made me remember the show Finding Nemo, since her daughter loves Dory the character in the movie so much.
Speaking of Finding Nemo, there is this one song that came to my mind all of a sudden and …

I’ve been recording music for about a year now in my house. I use the Tascam US-122 Interface and it works beautifully. On it you can control your headphones and Mic outputs. You can plug up to 2 mics into it and also any instrument such as keyboards, …

Hit To Death In The Future Head is an album by the Flaming Lips and the band’s follow up to In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Although this record starts out in a somewhat weak fashion, I found that it thankfully improved as it went along. The main reason why …

The Ceiling Is Bendin’ is a song by the Flaming Lips and the sixth song on their album Oh My Gawd. Opening up with a drum and bass part which fades in and out repeatedly, Coyne comes in with the vocals of the track which thankfully has some character …

Honey Bunny is a track by MGMT which appears on their record Climbing To New Lows, the first album they released. Returning to the traditional song structure of earlier track son this album like Hot Love Drama and Money To Burn, Honey Bunny is one of my favorite tracks …

This guitar is the second guitar that I purchased. The first guitar that I bought was a Mexican Stratocaster. This Ibanez brand guitar has some cool features, but it just wasn’t for me. I really prefer my Strat over the Ibanez. I honestly don’t really know why I bought …

This CD track was given to me by my sister, and she wanted me to burn songs inside for her. The album is from the ever sexy songstress, Beyonce, and the album is called, “B’Day”. I am not sure what that means, but I am sure enough …

If you are not familiar with the girl band Sugababes, fret not. That is because they are a girl group band hailing all the way from UK. And they sound as sweet as sugar. As for this album, Catfights and Spotlights by Sugababes they score to me …

What has happened to Michael Learns To Rock lately..? They have not been making any music; not that I know of. They are an icon personally to me and it would be a real great loss in the music industry if they are really not there anymore. …

Children Of The Damned is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album The Number Of The Beast. Opening up in a very melodic fashion, Children Of The Damned features a nice interplay between a clean guitar pattern mixed with some very nice bass fills from …

I am a longtime fan of singer Miriam Stockley, so when I heard she had contributed her vocals to the AO Music project “Twirl” I couldn’t wait to buy the album. I was not able to find it locally, but ordered it online. I was hoping for the rich, …

“There’ll Be Some Changes Made” is a collaboration effort of 2 amazing guitarists. Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame, and Chet Atkins of well… Chet Atkins fame contribute to this amazing song. Although the song itself is a cover version, the original performers of the song were Benton Overstreet, …

I first heard Kevin Costner’s band Modern West while looking over my MySpace account. A friend had posted something about it and asked me to check it out because I mentor artists worldwide, mostly musicians. She wanted to see what I thought. I went on the band site and listened …

The first Cam’ron cd which was titled “Confessions Of Fire” was released in 1998 after he had made appearences on many mixtapes and led him career off with songs like ” Horse And Carriage” featuring Mase (former best friend) and “Pimp’s A Pimp” featuring Jermine Dupri off So So …

New, New Minglewood Blues is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their self-titled debut record. This track is a cover but it sounds as if The Dead certainly add their own character and style to this track. The song opens up with a lighthearted moving guitar …

I thought that the 1994 Illmatic by rapper Nas was a classic and is one of the best hip hop albums of all time. At the time, Nas was a relatively unknown artist and west coast gangsta rap artists were dominating the hip hop scene such as Dr. Dre, …

This is an okay CD, but it was greatly disappointing in light of Ill Nino’s previous release Revolution/Revolucion. Their first effort was a seamless mix of hard rock and Spanish rhythms. But for this CD, they left most of their Latin flavor behind in favor of generic …

Little Ghost is a song by The White Stripes which appears on their album Get Behind Me Satan. The track opens up with a simple rhythm which features some outside instrumentation and also has the vocals join in the track pretty much immediately as well. What I like immediately …

Attak is a great piece of music. If you haven’t yet heard about this album, and about the band KMFDM, it is quite possible that not many roads will lead you to this piece of music, but that would be a real loss for any music lover, and I …

Lord I believe in You is a song popularized by Crystal Lewis. I have a copy of this song of hers. A friend shared to me her MP3 of this popular song of Crystal Lewis. The copy is very clear and vivid.
What would I say of this song? Well …

I have been a casual fan of X Ambassadors ever since their sleeper hit “Renegades” started taking off early this year. In fact if you look at the reviews I made for this very site, then you’ll see that I’ve reviewed “Renegades” too. Side note: I still love that …

Christian Bautista is a famous singer here in the Philippines. He was discovered when he joined Star in a Million here in the country. He was just a runner up but he’s as popular as the grand champion. I’m a great fan of this singer. Not that I would …

Tiny Dancer by Elton John is a beautiful song to which every time I listen to it the song still amazes me how soft and beautiful the words are sung. This guy has an awesome voice which lures me to sleep almost every night because that’s how much I …

Believe it or not, but Italian music is not only Al Bano and Romina Power and Eros Ramazzotti. So far, the work of musicians from the peninsula was not a global object of desire, but that may soon change the album “Eden” Yummare group makes that we can be …

Overview - Side II of The White Album continues with the mix of Lennon and McCartney compositions, but also includes one by Harrison as well and even one by Starr. Similar to side I, this side of the album has a lot of melodic songs to it but also …

I am constantly amazed at how long certain sub-genres of rock music can last these days with a bit of slight tweaking. On the surface I Am Empire are just another in a long line of second rung modern alternative radio rock bands that are seemingly pouring out from …

“Movin’ Out,” the Broadway show based on the music of rock legend Billy Joel, enjoyed a relatively short-lived run on the Great White Way. Nevertheless, the original cast album is a great addition the the record collection of any Billy Joel fan, as well as anyone interested in the …

Stoner-Hate is a track by Scars On Broadway which appears on their self-titled debut record. Preceding Stoner-Hate in the track listing is Exploding/Reloading and I suppose the best way I could describe Stoner-Hate right now is that it’s a far more aggressive version of the previous song, and I …

Linkin park is one of my favourite bands.They are just too good.their 1st album was Hybrid theory.it was a super hit album….specially the song in the end………,crawling,etc were awesome.then came the album Meteora.it was also a very good album.Numb was one of its best song….Their latest …

The Vandoren V12 Reeds are a slightly new type of reeds that supposedly last longer, sound better, and are easier to play.
First impression: There was no real surprise when I opened the box- the only difference was the color of the box and the packets. However, as soon …

Exploding/Reloading is a track by Scars On Broadway which appears on their self-titled debut record. To recap, the first two songs on this record have been Serious and Funny, the former being quite an aggressive and fast track while the latter being far more melodic and moderately paced. To …

Probably one of the craziest glam bands out there in the eighties that wasn’t very popular back in the day was the glam metal band nitro. They had everything from the highest pitch sreaming from screamer Jim Gillette and the blazing guitar work of Michael Angel Batio. One of …

Wow! What can I say? This music video in my opinion is one of the best music videos I’ve ever seen. It’s just so unique and fun and it’s everything. First of all, WOW! I could never in a million years thought that this would be the type of …

Overview —“ Electric Tears, Buckethead’s ninth album would have to be one of my favorite instrumental albums that I’ve listened to and definitely one of the calmest and most melodic as well. I’ll say right now from the start of this review and that this album really isn’t for …

Overview —“ Jesus Of Suburbia, the final music video released by Green Day for their album American Idiot would have to be the one video throughout all of Green Day’s career that I can call my personal favorite. I honestly believe that this is Green Day’s most ambitious music …

The Album believe by Justin Bieber was the turning point in his career. This album was intended to show the singer leaving his childhood, sweet school romance styled music behind, and into a life of a teen/adult. Though many people were unsure this would work, I have to Personally …

Saving Jane is an alternative rock band which consists of five members, to my knowledge. The first song I ever heard from this band was called “Saving Jane”
I first heard this song on a local radio station and I think it relates very well to how many girls must …

HOTTER THAN HELL
Kiss seemed to believe they would capture the public’s imagination with this second LP but it didn’t work out that way despite its high quality.
Better than some have suggested.
This one also didn’t sell when first released but greater things was soon to come. Album contains Gene Simmons’ …

House Burning Down is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which appears on their record Electric Ladyland. The song opens up with an incredibly dramatic yet emotional sounding lead guitar solo from Jimi Hendrix before transitioning into the bulk of the song with a groovy rhythm and energetic …

Rat Attack are a party punk band from England who were founded in 2010 by band members Mike Hodges (vocals), Charlie Wesson (guitar), Dan Wilson (bass) and James Flavell (drums). They played on the Rock/Lock-up stage at Reading and Leeds festival in August 2013.
It’s always great seeing a …

For almost a month already, the world has witnessed the undeniable star power of Adele. Her third studio effort titled “25″ managed to break all possible records there is! In a time where music industry is considered dead, 25 managed to become the fastest-selling album in the history of …

One night I was bored and googling good wedding songs for your first dance just out of curiosity because I love discovering new music about love and relationships. I am also a huge fan of country so when I saw Big and Rich on the list with this song …

Brian Wilson’s Grammy Award winning album “SMiLE” set the bar quite high for the aging Beach Boy. Doubtless, Wilson is past his prime, is somewhat obsolete, and indeed, sometimes sounds quite tired on “SMiLE”’s follow-up album “That Lucky Old Sun”.
“That Lucky Old Sun” takes its title from the titular …

I have been a fan of Anberlin since they formed many years ago, and I have been looking forward to their third album since they announced it would be released.
Cities is Anberlin’s third, and by far their most mature, album. For those that have followed them from their …